This Charter shall take effect January 1, 1976. Each employee and official of the City at that time shall remain in his position, but shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of this Charter, with the following stipulations:
(a) The office of President of Council shall become a four-year term, concurrent with that of the Mayor, in the term beginning January 1, 1980. Therefore, the term of this office shall be for two years (1976-77, 1978-79) until that time.
(c) The offices of Auditor and Treasurer shall cease to exist as of the end of the day on December 31, 1976, at which time the Director of Finance, who shall have been appointed to replace these officers by the Mayor in accordance with Section 4.06 of this Charter, assumed his duties.
(d) Until January 1, 1977, at which time Boards of Control provided for in Section 6.03 of this Charter assumed their duties, the existing Board of Control provided for by general law shall continue to carry out its duties as provided by general law.
(e) The office of City Solicitor ceased to exist as of the end of the day on December 31, 1976, at which time the Director of Law, who has been appointed by the Mayor in accordance with Section 4.05 of this Charter, shall assume his duties.
(f) The Public Utilities Board shall be expanded to a five-member Board by appointment in January 1976 of one person for a five year term, one person for a three-year term, and one person for a one-year term.